Pentax K 30 Review

Considering that the average weight of dslr type cameras is 774g pentax k 30 is a remarkably light camera for its class.

Pentax k 30 review. If you can get past the lack of an hdmi out and mediocre video the k 30 is an okay dslr especially for someone with a collection of pentax lenses. Key features include a dustproof weather resistant and cold resistant construction an iso range of 100 25600 full hd 1080p video at 30fps 6fps continuous shooting 11 point safox ix af system high dynamic range mode and a range of in built digital filter effects. With a thickness of 71mm it has an average thickness for its class. The k 5 and the k 30 can stand right along with their 35mm equivalent cameras.

But to be honest this camera is in no man s. The pentax k 30 is a richly featured mid range dslr that combines features from the more expensive but older k 5 with more recent innovations present in the k 01 compact system camera. They are great cameras. Pentax k 30 weighs 650 g 1 43 lb 22 93 oz and has external dimensions of 130 x 97 x 71 mm 5 12 x 3 82 x 2 8.

And that s promising even before you venture further into the specifications. The pentax k 30 is a new mid range dslr camera. I have 40 years worth of pentax slr and dslr cameras. Pentax k 30 review k 30 summary pentax takes features commonly associated with enthusiast level dslrs and places them in a mid range model that the rest of us can afford.

Pentax was pretty quick to introduce automatic hdr high dynamic range shooting in its slrs and the k 30 has several options available for combining three images with bracketing of up to 3ev.